| Date: 1942 Mar 26/27 | A/C Type: Wellington IV | SN: Z1269 | Code: BH-L | A/C Nickname: |  |
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| File: 482 | Airforce: RAF | Sqn/Unit: 300 Sqn (PAF) | Mission/Raid: Essen | |||||||
| 1 | Pilot | Por. pil. (F/O) Bogumil Zelazinski KIA | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | CP/Obs | Ppor. pil. (P/O) Boleslaw Uszpolewicz KIA | 10 | |||||||
| 3 | Fl Eng/AG | St. strz. (F/Sgt) Wladyslaw Stachurski KIA | 11 | |||||||
| 4 | WO/AG | Kpr. strz. (Sgt) Teofil Niemeczek KIA | 12 | |||||||
| 5 | WO/AG | Kpr. strz. (Sgt) Jerzy A. Kwiecinski MIA | 13 | |||||||
| 6 | Rear gunner | Kpr. (LAC) Jan F. Jakubowski KIA | 14 | |||||||
| 7 | 15 | |||||||||
| 8 | 16 | |||||||||
was attacked by nightfighter. Dropped his bombs in the Wieringermeerpolder (crossroad Alkmaarderweg - Medemblikkerweg). Two parachutes were seen. Aircraft crashed in the Wadden Sea on sandbank the Balgzand. |
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Dead crew (five) were recovered by the Germans and buried with military honour on the Allied plot in Huisduinen Cemetery (Den Helder) , grave 119, 120, 133, 135 and 136.
After the war they were reburied in centralisation cemetery Bergen-op-Zoom UK-section in plot 31, row A.
There was uncertainty on Niemeczek. He is buried next to the other 4 crew members, but received a Commonwealth RAF headstone with no name ('Airman known unto God') with his recovery date 4 April 1942 on the stone. He was found in a white pullover (his body mutilated) , next to the wreck of the Wellington.
Sources:
- Polish War Graves.nl
- Book 'Opgegraven Verleden' by Jan Carsjens & Piet Riteco.
- Photo Carte d'Indentité Jerzy Kwiecinski thanks to Roman Szolkowski, May 2024.
© ZZairwar (Zuyder Zee Air War)